Sustainable technology and Technology for sustainability: The paths towards Eco-innovation

Eco-innovation is an area of increasing concern for academics, practitioners and policy makers. Nevertheless, when referred to the technology domain, various concepts and terms with different definitions are used. This paper proposes a visual framework that helps to position and drive research projects and technology developments towards the final ambition of sustainable innovation. Via the study proposed in this paper, we also hope to contribute to the coherence of the related concepts, since we presume that significantly varying terms and definitions may eventually lead to confusion. Indeed, the proposed framework aims to offer guidelines to ensure sustainable goals and fulfill the ambition to eco-innovate.